The 2014 South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands election was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the commissioner of school and public lands of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican Vern Larson, who was appointed to the position following the resignation of Jarrod Johnson in August 2013, did not seek election to a full term in office.https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/larson-sworn-in-as-sd-school-and-public-lands-head Republican Ryan Brunner defeated Libertarian John English to succeed Larson.https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/11/04/republicans-surging-statewide-races/18505051/
Republican primary Candidates
Nominee Ryan Brunner, deputy commissioner of school and public lands (2012–2015)https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/statewide-races-three-running-for-state-treasurer
Declined Vern Larson, incumbent commissioner of school and public lands (2013–2015)
Libertarian primary Candidates Nominee John Englishhttps://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/10/haber-challenges-jackley-attorney-general/13853971/
General election
Results
By county CountyRyan BrunnerRepublicanJohn EnglishLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%Aurora75079.45%19420.55%55658.90%944Beadle3,73478.86%1,00121.14%2,73357.72%4,735Bennett53169.05%23830.95%29338.10%769Bon Homme1,51475.10%50224.90%1,01250.20%2,016Brookings5,94677.92%1,68522.08%4,26155.84%7,631Brown7,37374.59%2,51225.41%4,86149.18%9,885Brule1,22279.15%32220.85%90058.29%1,544Buffalo16446.33%19053.67%-26-7.34%354Butte2,42581.02%56818.98%1,85762.04%2,993Campbell50689.88%5710.12%44979.75%563Charles Mix1,96473.86%69526.14%1,26947.72%2,659Clark99979.67%25520.33%74459.33%1,254Clay1,88966.68%94433.32%94533.36%2,833Codington5,75777.82%1,64122.18%4,11655.64%7,398Corson49264.40%27235.60%22028.80%764Custer2,44377.75%69922.25%1,74455.51%3,142Davison4,03679.81%1,02120.19%3,01559.62%5,057Day1,32470.39%55729.61%76740.78%1,881Deuel1,11276.32%34523.68%76752.64%1,457Dewey62253.85%53346.15%897.71%1,155Douglas1,02490.30%1109.70%91480.60%1,134Edmunds1,18283.06%24116.94%94166.13%1,423Fall River1,87775.29%61624.71%1,26150.58%2,493Faulk62485.36%10714.64%51770.73%731Grant1,82176.93%54623.07%1,27553.87%2,367Gregory1,24479.24%32620.76%91858.47%1,570Haakon71290.70%739.30%63981.40%785Hamlin1,55280.88%36719.12%1,18561.75%1,919Hand1,08886.01%17713.99%91172.02%1,265Hanson91783.06%18716.94%73066.12%1,104Harding49787.96%6812.04%42975.93%565Hughes5,21885.37%89414.63%4,32470.75%6,112Hutchinson2,01487.07%29912.93%1,71574.15%2,313Hyde45285.44%7714.56%37570.89%529Jackson57172.37%21827.63%35344.74%789Jerauld54782.26%11817.74%42964.51%665Jones36885.78%6114.22%30771.56%429Kingsbury1,39780.10%34719.90%1,05060.21%1,744Lake3,02177.30%88722.70%2,13454.61%3,908Lawrence5,78176.62%1,76423.38%4,01753.24%7,545Lincoln11,29481.07%2,63718.93%8,65762.14%13,931Lyman77773.51%28026.49%49747.02%1,057Marshall96173.30%35026.70%61146.61%1,311McCook1,32480.00%33120.00%99360.00%1,655McPherson80489.63%9310.37%71179.26%897Meade5,84079.98%1,46220.02%4,37859.96%7,302Mellette36863.67%21036.33%15827.34%578Miner52978.25%14721.75%38256.51%676Minnehaha31,48774.31%10,88725.69%20,60048.61%42,374Moody1,40671.81%55228.19%85443.62%1,958Pennington21,64976.94%6,49023.06%15,15953.87%28,139Perkins97983.82%18916.18%79067.64%1,168Potter86886.28%13813.72%73072.56%1,006Roberts1,73866.92%85933.08%87933.85%2,597Sanborn56278.49%15421.51%40856.98%716Shannon42321.14%1,57878.86%-1,155-57.72%2,001Spink1,57277.32%46122.68%1,11154.65%2,033Stanley93482.00%20518.00%72964.00%1,139Sully53386.25%8513.75%44872.49%618Todd59135.37%1,08064.63%-489-29.26%1,671Tripp1,57280.66%37719.34%1,19561.31%1,949Turner2,20879.77%56020.23%1,64859.54%2,768Union3,46479.65%88520.35%2,57959.30%4,349Walworth1,42085.18%24714.82%1,17370.37%1,667Yankton4,45772.60%1,68227.40%2,77545.20%6,139Ziebach33764.81%18335.19%15429.62%520Totals174,81076.45%53,83623.55%120,97452.91%228,646
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